Challenger Liz Phillips received the most votes in a tight race with five candidates to fill two seats on the Orcutt Union School District Board of Trustees. She earned 25.12 percent of votes, and incumbent Jan Zilli retained her spot with 23.16 percent.

Parent John Hollinshead filled the third open slot by winning 16.29 percent of the vote. Challengers Ricky Lara (14.72 percent), Helen Galvan (13.6 percent) and Michael Kon (12.89) were defeated.

Santa Maria City Treasurer Teressa Hall kept her job over challenger Toru Miyoshi, with 59.09 percent of the vote compared with Miyoshi’s 40.64 percent. City Clerk Patti Rodriguez retained her job as the only candidate running.

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